The Daily Journal — U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States has received more than $13 billion from Venezuela since the military operation on January 3, when U.S. forces captured Nicolás Maduro and took control of the country’s political leadership. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump argued that the funds obtained from […]
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EFE — The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced on Monday a temporary easing of certain financial oversight measures to allow U.S. institutions to facilitate authorized transactions related to Venezuela’s economic recovery and humanitarian assistance following the country’s recent earthquakes. Under the measure, the Treasury said the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) will not take […]
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By Héctor Sánchez The Constitution of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela leaves no room for doubt: sovereignty belongs exclusively and permanently to the people. That principle, which in 1999 promised a transition from representative democracy to a participatory and leading democracy, now appears to have surrendered. As sociologist and Central University of Venezuela (UCV) professor […]
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The Daily Journal — The United States government expressed support on Saturday for Acting Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez’s decision to withdraw the country from the Rome Statute. The U.S. administration also urged other member states to leave the International Criminal Court (ICC). Criticism of the court In a statement released by the U.S. Department of […]
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The Daily Journal — U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that Venezuela is still “not ready” to hold elections. However, he acknowledged that the country has made “significant progress” toward that goal. “Regarding elections in Venezuela, they’re not really ready yet, but we’ve made a lot of progress,” Trump told reporters from the Oval Office […]
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The Daily Journal — Judge Lauren F. Louis of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida granted former minister Alex Saab permission to skip Friday’s scheduled hearing in the money laundering case against him in the United States. Saab’s defense team also requested that the court enter a not guilty plea on […]
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EFE – Prosecutors in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York proposed Tuesday that the trial of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, who face drug trafficking charges, begin in June 2027, according to a filing submitted to a federal court in New York. The proposal comes […]
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The Daily Journal — The U.S. Department of State has asked the Department of Justice to certify diplomatic immunity for Venezuela’s interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, so that it can seek the dismissal of a civil lawsuit filed against her in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. The State Department argues that, […]
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The Daily Journal — The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York has scheduled a status hearing for Wednesday, July 22, as part of the criminal proceedings involving Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores. The hearing will begin at 12:00 p.m. New York time. The court will review the case’s current status, while […]
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The Daily Journal – Colombia’s Constitutional Court recently halted the implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding signed one year ago by the governments of Gustavo Petro and Nicolás Maduro to create a Binational Special Economic Zone. The court ruled that the agreement must follow the constitutional procedure required for international treaties and cannot take effect […]
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